@DopaScout

You might be interested in my article:

"I Tried to Save the USA in 2009"

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=29&id=407

@DopaScout

"We in Europe have become dangerously dependent on the USA" is appropriate.

Even European democracies could not see this coming.

It is time for a new way.

@benroyce @eswag @Pepijn

Chapter 6 is how a society moves from western democracy to TDG. It will be about a 10-to-20 year process. There are new things we have to learn.

Not the answer you are looking for.

I am not a fireman, so I won't spend too much time to fix the current broken system. I'm more like a fire architect, designing system to reduce fires.

We can build the TDG during times of an oligarchy, which is plausible these days.

@eswag @benroyce @Pepijn

The first members would be the first TDG builders. But the goal of each TDG would be to eventually have all neighbors voting.

Initially, the TDG will be mostly about its own self-governance, while learning the skills for TDG goverance. In the early stages, the TDG does not have the skills to handle societal issues. That will come later.

The TDG is about building a new political culture: deliberately and consciously.

@eswag @benroyce @Pepijn

Many good concerns.

The TDG has similarities with the Soviet system. But the Soviets had one political party, which required an adherance to certain ideology---and eventually worship of its leader. That leader rigged elections to keep him in power. The TDG will cast aside those with power accumulation instincts.

Most of the TDG representatives would be volunteers, maybe a small "per meeting" pay. They would have regular jobs.

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@eswag @benroyce @Pepijn

I'm an inventor of Tiered Democratic Governance. In the TDG:
1) there are no political parties
2) voting is based on good character & capacity for governance,
3) a culture of consultative decision making, and
4) an advisory board as its main check-and-balance.

The 15-minute essay is here:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=30&id=12

@eswag @benroyce @Pepijn

We can be optimistic. But we should be realistic. The new Democrats might be sidelined. Or they might to co-opted into the neoliberal agenda. There is a risk in assuming the Democratic Party is the only way to save the USA.

And we know very little about these overly ambitious people. They might create a wonderful image that they care about the common people, but very few of us understand their true motives.

Building a new democracy is hedging our bet.

@benroyce @eswag @Pepijn

I know little about Mamdani. I have never worked with him to know how he handles people and situations. Winning an election is not a sign of good character and capacity for governance. I've seen too many turkeys get elected, but they have a good media image.

He could be another Obama--and this would be good. But we need to move past a political messiah fixing things for us.

@benroyce @eswag @Pepijn

Have you worked inside a political party?

@benroyce @eswag @Pepijn

The new way will have to be built outside the current way. I explain that in Chapter 6.

A student in martial arts learns many skills to hurt their foes. But the skills that really matter are the skills to deftly step aside--and help the foe continue in the same direction of his attack but in a stumbling way.

Never directly confront a foe if you don't have to. Be sneaky.

@benroyce @eswag @Pepijn

In 2008, many were swooning over Obama--and USA was charting a new direction. I said, "That ain't gonna happen." Obama is a classy, intelligent, well-meaning guy, but he is against forces that he cannot overcome. And look what came after.

After the warning shot across the bow, the Democratic Party elected a leader who was not well, cognitively speaking. The nation paid the price for that mistake.

Whatever cynicism I may have is well earned.

We need a new way.

@benroyce @eswag @Pepijn

He will eventually disappoint many of his followers. I mean no offence to this man, but he is operating a machine from the 19th century.

@eswag @benroyce @Pepijn

"the Dems are a holding pattern before the next nosedive."

So wisely said. The Democratic Party has structural defects that cannot be overcome. If there are elections next November, at best we can only expect another repeat of the previous administration.